Mathieu Delannoy

Mathieu Delanoy (died 20 June 1956) was a policeman from French North Africa. At 10:32 AM on 20 June 1956, FLN member Ziri Hashem stalked Delannoy in the Muslim district of Algiers, Algeria and stabbed him in the neck with a knife from behind before stealing his gun. Delannoy's death was the first of a wave of terrorist attacks that occurred in Algiers.